Over the past decade, there has been a proliferation of accelerators focused on climate technologies, and major Silicon Valley incubators like Y Combinator and tech giants like Amazon have announced climate-focused initiatives. As one of the first organizations to apply a technology accelerator model to clean energy back in 2009, Elemental Excelerator is a leading voice in the sector, with a long, successful track record and a robust portfolio of 99 companies ranging across the mobility, agriculture, water, energy, circular economy sectors, all with a critical focus on equity and access.

Elemental’s goal was to raise its profile to attract more applications from some of the most innovative climate-tech startups to its program, and raise awareness of its unique model focused on equity and access in disadvantaged communities and emphasis on working with incumbents, community organizations and cities (all potential partners on demonstration projects).

Within a 12-month period, Elemental was mentioned or featured in top-tier business, technology, and trade publications including Reuters, Forbes, Scientific American, Fast Company, and Smart Cities Dive. CEO Dawn Lippert was included in the 2019 Grist 50 list.

As a result, Elemental received more than 800 applications from 61 countries to their program in 2019, a 16% increase over 2018, with more applicants in high-priority sectors like ag/food and waste.

With the directive to drive new applications for Elemental pool of cohorts, exceeded expectations, increasing the pool from 500 applications in 2019 to 800+ applications from 61 countries in 2019. CEO Dawn Lippert continues to be recognized for her incredible work as a climate leader such as the recent win of the 2020 United Nations Global Climate Action Awards.

MC2 built out extensive thought leadership opportunities for Elemental’s directors of innovation through contributed articles and media interviews in publications such as Forbes, Reuters, Fast Company, Scientific American, TechCrunch and GreenBiz and secured key speaker spots at events such as Bloomberg New Energy Summit, TechCrunch Mobility and CoMotion Live.